This is a combination of a suggested assignment from each of us and thus is in 3 parts.
1. Take a section of the existing kathak sequence and slowly morph it on a gender spectrum from ultra-femme to super butch.
2. create a series of masculine gestures (approx same number/length as part 1) in classical Kathak (If need, may also make non Kathak gestures influenced by rules of masculinity as noted by Gere on p. 351, 365 and Shah on p 4.)
3. Switch back and forth between the feminine and masculine gestures in part 1 and 2. Try different transitions: once "blurring" the transition, another time making it fluid, and once emphasizing the rupture between the two characters.
While parts 1 and 2 lead to part 3, each part should be videoed separately for feedback as any of the three parts may be fodder for further developments of the piece.
1. Take a section of the existing kathak sequence and slowly morph it on a gender spectrum from ultra-femme to super butch.
2. create a series of masculine gestures (approx same number/length as part 1) in classical Kathak (If need, may also make non Kathak gestures influenced by rules of masculinity as noted by Gere on p. 351, 365 and Shah on p 4.)
3. Switch back and forth between the feminine and masculine gestures in part 1 and 2. Try different transitions: once "blurring" the transition, another time making it fluid, and once emphasizing the rupture between the two characters.
While parts 1 and 2 lead to part 3, each part should be videoed separately for feedback as any of the three parts may be fodder for further developments of the piece.
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